He was white as chalk, the candle he held in his shaking hand was sputtering onto the carpet, and his eyes, petrified with terror, or some such kindred emotion, stared fixedly over my head at a point on the further wall.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoy-lu on Tuesday appeared to criticize US Secretary of State John Kerry for suggesting talks with Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad, saying shaking hands with Assad is no different from shaking hands with atrocious leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Slobodan Milosevic.

October 16, 2014 (JUBA) -- The South Sudanese government has issued a precautionary warning to parliamentarians, advising against shaking hands, saying the decision is part of measures aimed at minimising the threat of contracting Ebola.

Better Together leader Alistair Darling's visit to Glasgow Central Mosque divided the opinions of those at Friday prayers, with some shaking hands and posing for "selfie" photographs with the Labour MP while others looked on in disapproval.

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